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TV legend Kathie Lee Gifford has some big opinions.
Many things have changed.
You might be surprised at how well she handles things that have remained the same.
One change, she says, is that the committee members The view It looks “miserable” and has a “fierceness”. Oh?
Is America more divided now than in previous decades?
If you’ve wondered what right-wing provocateur Tomi Lahren is up to these days, she’s in her prime and hosting a talk show for OffKick, an affiliate of Fox Sports.
Much of what she and Gifford discussed during the Wednesday, March 11, episode had to do with the 72-year-old TV legend’s book, her various Christian beliefs, and how they intersected with her career.
But it’s clear that Lahren had to touch on some of the usual talking points, like “cancel culture” and the divisions within America.
Gifford played ball on some topics.
And when it comes to whether we’re “more divided now” than we were in the 1960s, she wisely quips: “There’s more of us.”
“There are more people now, and we are nastier,” Gifford said.
“People will at least pretend to have morals [back then]“Now, there’s ferocity,” she claimed.
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Gifford recalled how she “was able to keep going The view He talked to Joey and Whoopi, and a lot of other people.
“Debbie Matenopoulos and I are still good friends,” she added. Matenopoulos was one of the original committee members in 1997.
How do you manage to get along with so many different people?
“I never had any trouble with anyone,” Gifford said.
This is “because they didn’t try to preach everything,” she explained.
Reflecting on her beliefs, Gifford continued, “I share my faith, but I’m not saying, ‘You’re going to go to hell.’ I’m not doing that.”
“I want people to have a little more heaven in their lives than hell,” she expressed.
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“But then you know what I mean about brutality,” Gifford told Lahren.
“That part has changed,” she commented. “And it’s sad.”
“Everyone seems to be just miserable people now,” Gifford lamented.
“I can,” she joked He makes People are miserable, we just talk the way we talk, but no one would ever mistake me for a miserable person.
“Joy is incarnate,” Gifford declared. “The joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Maybe this is just a natural consequence of current events?
Gifford certainly strikes a slightly different tone than she sounded when she and Hoda Kotb were day drinking before noon in order to keep the widowed grandmothers (and everyone else watching the show) busy. today View) company.
But she’s also 72 years old. Her interests and opinions are age-appropriate, even when they’re disappointing—in places.
When it comes to tone The viewPerhaps the alleged hostility Gifford is aware of has more to do with current events than with the hosts.
It’s easy to be positive and upbeat when you’re discussing a fun, viral video or celebrity feud.
When America’s crazy king invades and bombs several other countries on a whim, while also terrorizing our cities and executing protestors in the streets in the midst of massive ethnic cleansing… yeah, the talk show hosts probably look a little miserable.
Maybe, when the good news comes – maybe it will happen soon – The viewThe panelists will speak in a different tone.
